pug
/pʌɡ/
verb
- To work (clay or soil) into a soft, plastic state by adding water and mixing.
- Before making bricks, you need to pug the earth thoroughly.
- The potter pugged the clay to remove air bubbles.
- They pugged the mixture in a large mechanical mixer.
noun
- A small dog breed with a wrinkled face, short snout, and curled tail.
- She adopted a pug from the animal shelter last month.
- My pug loves to sleep on the couch all day.
- The pug snuffled happily as it ate its dinner.
- A type of clay or soil that is moist and used for making bricks or pottery.
- The workers mixed the pug with water before shaping the bricks.
- Pottery studios often use a machine to prepare the pug.
- He added sand to the pug to improve its texture.